2026 F1: Norris wins Hungarian GP
Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at the Hungarian GP, securing his and McLaren’s first win of the 2026 season. He finished over 15 seconds clear of Max Verstappen, while Kimi Antonelli completed the podium to further extend his championship lead. Norris wins, 15.080 sec from Verstappen Hamilton moves up to second overall in drivers’ championship Norris scores first win of F1 2026 Piastri retires with gearbox issue Oscar Piastri grabbed the lead from his McLaren teammate at Turn 2 on the opening lap. The duo held position for the first half of the race, but Piastri found himself released in traffic after his second pit stop, caught up in the battle between Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso. The McLaren driver ended up making contact with Sainz, with the latter being handed a five-second penalty for ignoring blue flags. Out at front Norris was lapping significantly faster, and gained enough time to pit and re-join the track in the lead. Things went from bad to worse for...